Lecture 4, Chapter 4 and 5 Flashcards
What does materialism teach?
The universe is comprised only of matter
Which metaphysical theory set the stage for modern science?
Atomism
Which philosopher re-defined dualism for the modern age?
Rene Decartes
Who is considered the father of classical dualism?
Plato
Which of the following metaphysical theories was created to Plotinus?
Emanationism
Monists all believe that the world is comprised of water.
False
Two famous thinkers of the atomist school were Leuippus and Democritus
True
Pluralism believe that there are many different elements that comprise the universe.
True
There are two types of monism: material monism and idealism
True
The French philosopher Rene Descartes is called the “Father of Modern Philosophy.”
True
What did Socrates hope to achieve by practicing the Socratic Method?
He wanted to discover adequate definitions that would give knowledge of the essential nature of things, especially, traits of good character
When the Delphi Oracle pronounced Socrates to be the wisest of people, Socrates thought the pronouncement referred to the fact that he…
Was aware of his own ignorance
After his trail and conviction of “corrupting” the minds of young men and for ot believing in the city’s gods, Socrates died by..
Drinking hemlock
How are the Forms apprehended, according to Plato?
By reason, intellectually
How are the Forms apprehended, according to Plato?
By reason, intellectually
Plato had three famous theories…
The Theory of Knowledge, the Theory of Love and Becoming, and the Theory of Forms
Where do the Forms exist, according to Plato?
In a immaterial realm, ageless, that is, eternal
The Theory of Forms by Plato are…
Unchanging, unmoving, and indivisible
For Plato the ultimate way of knowing and realizing truth was through…
Love
Three of Plato’s more enlightening and well-known dialogs are…
Apology, Republic and Meno
Socrates did not merely engage in sophistry; he was not interested in arguing for the sake of arguing.
True
The dislectic method is a search to discover essential definitions of important concepts.
True
Plato thought that physical objects are totally unreal and did not exist.
False
Some Forms are higher than others, according to Plato.
True
Platonic dualism was utterly rejected by early Christianity
False
Socrates’ Theory of Knowledge came well before his Theory of Forms
False
Cratylus thought you couldn’t step into the same river even once.
True
Protagoras was rejecting absolute knowledge, according to Plato when he said that man is the measure of all things.
True
According to Plato, true knowledge is truly real and unchangeable as compared to objects of sense perception.
True
Plato believed that it is enough to know the truth.
False
Aristotle’s primary area of interest was?
Metaphysics
Aristotle’s classified works include all the following except…
Confessions
Metaphysics
Poetics
Nicomachean Ethics
Confessions
What is a particular thing, according to Aristotle?
a combination of a hunk of matter/marble with a certain form
What does Aristotle mean by the efficient cause of a thing?
What made it
What did Aristotle say about all change?
It is movement from possibility to actuality
Which of the following is not one of the ten basic categories Aristotle used to describe the ways in which humans think about things?
Posture
Activity
Quality
Weight
Weight
How many souls did Aristotle believe humans have?
Three
What is syllgism?
A kind of inference
In Aristotle’s opinion each thing is a combination of matter and form.
True
Aristotle wrote Politics.
True
The to “What purpose does it serve?” is what Aristotle called the formal cause.
False
The statement “What made it” is what Aristotle called the material cause.
False
According to Aristotle, only is what makes a thing.
False
Existence and substance make up essences.
False
Aristotle and substance make up essence.
False
Aristotle defined humans as irrational animals.
False
According to Aristotle, forms are found only within particular things.
True
Aristotle believed that logic and forms of thought could show the structure of reality.
True
